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WritingStatementofPurposesforStudyingAbroadAprocessofself-discovery第1頁第1頁AboutthespeakerHoSimonWang@Facebook/LinkedInhswanghk@(Buzz,Douban)Office:Room103,SouthWing,ScienceBuilding第2頁第2頁WhyPS?Youaremorethanasetofnumbers-GPA,TOEFL,GRE,countrycode,DOB(knowthyself)Youhavetotellagoodstoryaboutwhyyoushouldbeadmitted(goodmatching)Youhavetodemonstrateyourwritingskills(goodwriting)第3頁第3頁OutlineKnowthyselfGoodmatchingGoodwriting第4頁第4頁KnowthyselfReflectonyourundergraduateeducation(NOTyourchildhood)thecoursesyoutookandhowtheyfittogethertheskills(professionalandgeneral)youdevelopedthroughcoursesandlabworkthemostexcitingthingsyouhavelearnedatHUST(pointtoyourresearchinterests)第5頁第5頁KnowthyselfThinkaboutwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife(adegreeisameans,notanend)whatisyourpassion?whatmakesyouhappy?whatareyourcareergoals?第6頁第6頁KnowthyselfwhystudyingforadegreecanhelpyouachieveyourgoalsexplorethealternativesandunderstandtheopportunitycostscheckoutthePhDhandbooktoknowtheprocessofgettingthedegreeTalkwithpeoplewhoareworkingontheirdegrees第7頁第7頁Goodmatchingyouracademiccompetenceshouldmatchwiththeprofileoftheadmittedstudentscheckoutthestudentpageofthedepartmentinformationonrankingmayhelppayattentiontoacceptancerate第8頁第8頁GoodmatchingConsiderthePhDapplicationasajobapplicationwhatskillsareexpectedintheresearchteamwhatcanyoubringtothetableHowdothecurrentresearchprojectsinthedepartmentmatchwithyourinterestsandskillsaskthepeopleintheresearchteamsaboutspecificissuessuchasworkpressure,teamwork,supportandfunding第9頁第9頁GoodmatchingDonotchoosetheschool,choosethesupervisortrytoavoidpeopleintheblacklistreviewthepapersandprojectsoftheprofessorsinthepast5years(readtheabstracts,SQ3R)E-mailthemspecificquestionsabouttheirresearchworks(asatestofwhethers/heiswillingtohelpjuniorresearchers)第10頁第10頁GoodwritingGoodwriting=goodstory+reasonableorganization+clarityandconciseness第11頁第11頁Apossibleoutline-P1getstraighttothepointhighlightthemainreasonswhyyouareagoodmatchwiththeprogramanswerotherspecificquestionsraisedintheinstructions第12頁第12頁P2criticallyreviewyourundergraduateeducation(coursework);highlightyouraccomplishmentsandneedsforfurthereducation;talkaboutyourGPA,GREorTOEFLscoresonlyifthenumbersdonotaccuratelyreflectyouracademicabilities第13頁第13頁P3discussyourresearchexperiences;focusontheskillsandtheresearchinterestsyoudevelopedintheprocess;avoidlaundrylists;makeastory第14頁第14頁P4discusswhatyouwanttodoasaresearcherandhowtheprogrammayhelpyouachieveyourgoalsemphasizehowtheprogram(faculty,team,resources)meetsyourneedsdoyourhomeworkandwritebasedontheinformationavailableonthedepartmentwebsites第15頁第15頁P5summarizeyouressayrestatethekeypointsyouwantyourreaderstoremember第16頁第16頁OutlineP1:introduction-answerthequestionsP2:ReviewcourseworksP3:Reviewresearchexperiences(skills+interests)P4:discusshowtheprogramfitsyourneedsP5:sumup第17頁第17頁AdviceoneffectivewritingThinkbeforeyouwritePersonalizeyourPSforeachprogramConsultElementsofStylebyWilliamStruckImitateGeorgeOrwellAsksomeonetoreadyourPStocheckgrammar,logicandclarity第18頁第18頁MytutorialforPSwritingContactmebeforeyouwriteyourfirstdraft